This page will give teachers insight on techniques which are ineffective for disciplining students. This page contains multiple situations which as a teacher it will be crucial for you to avoid. Every year schools are trying to figure out ways to enhance students time inside the classroom. The school day and school year seem to go by so fast that their is no time for wasting class time arguing with students on classroom management issues. The strategies should be consistent, clear and concise if you want to have a smooth running classroom. This page has multiple links which will help you decipher techniques that you want to avoid when trying to discipline a classroom.
Which classroom management scenario do you want to stop?
The Redirector—you end up redirecting students several times until your whole lesson seems like a redirecting class.
Old Yeller—you have to yell ‘quiet!’ several times a class, just to have the noise start simmering again when you start the lesson.
Lost in Space—students are running around the classroom, out of their seats and you have no idea where to start, shouting feebly ‘sit down!’
The Inner-City Special—students are entering and leaving the class at will, talking, shouting, listening to Mp3 players and throwing things while you stand there feeling powerless. Otherwise known as ‘Invisible Man’ (or woman)—it's as if you don't exist.
The Lawyer—students lie to you, saying ‘I wasn't talking’ or whatever other misbehavior they are doing and you stand there foolishly arguing with them.
This video is from 1947 (slightly outdated), however, the classroom management issues addressed are those similar to the ones we face in classrooms today. A scenario is provided that the viewer watches all the way through. The narrator then goes back to where the teacher went wrong at various times. He addresses the mistake and provides alternative and more positive methods to deal with the situation.
Ineffective Classroom Management Strategies
This page will give teachers insight on techniques which are ineffective for disciplining students. This page contains multiple situations which as a teacher it will be crucial for you to avoid. Every year schools are trying to figure out ways to enhance students time inside the classroom. The school day and school year seem to go by so fast that their is no time for wasting class time arguing with students on classroom management issues. The strategies should be consistent, clear and concise if you want to have a smooth running classroom. This page has multiple links which will help you decipher techniques that you want to avoid when trying to discipline a classroom.Which classroom management scenario do you want to stop?
- Video on Good and Bad Classroom Management
This video is from 1947 (slightly outdated), however, the classroom management issues addressed are those similar to the ones we face in classrooms today. A scenario is provided that the viewer watches all the way through. The narrator then goes back to where the teacher went wrong at various times. He addresses the mistake and provides alternative and more positive methods to deal with the situation.Back to the homepage